tmonkey

The Portugese Big Sam was always going to struggle at a club where attractive football is an expectation.

Take Modric out of the Spurs side and they'd be as unpleasant to watch as Bolton.

They need someone who can get stuck in and win the ball with thumping tackles. Someone who is committed to the cause, never gives up, never stops running, doesn't need time to adjust to English football and is already established and experienced at the highest levels. They need a leader on and off the pitch who can rally his teammates and inspire them when the chips are down, to lead by example and show the youngsters how it's done. They need Alan Smith.

If he only wasn't so damn slow. He has the ability to create a little bit of space at times, but can't exploit it - watching him trying to run away from someone is akin to watching a lazy camel trying to outrun a thoroughbred racehorse. And that was just Michael Carrick... Decent backup CM otherwise.

P.S. if that cross for Lovenkrands' flop had came from Beckham, there'd have been a wankathon over it. But because it's Barton nothing gets said.

Oh dear.

Chicarito needs to remember what Solksjaer has been going over with him in training: elbow the opposition player before the pass is played towards you, not after it.

Good save. Would've been a goal imo with Harper in there...

Messi emulating Boris Johnson.

Cheating Spaniard. Maximus Decimus Aurelius is rolling in his grave.

Portugese Sam's bus-parking tactics are working well. Next season they'll be even more effective with C.Ronaldo feeding off Kevin Davies.

Sort of explains why Shakira has him as her toyboy.

Messi is playing like he's been sniffing glue all afternoon.

6-0 Barcelona.

Can't expect anything less from the Portugese Sam Allardyce.

3.8 more than Ben Arfa. Not impossible.

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=270237.2360

He's our primary source of goals/penalty box threat. Of course we're going to miss him, especially when we have at best Championship standard forwards in the squad.

Where's an angry Ballack when you need him?

That's the norm for Chelsea though. Best chance of them scoring is probably a Drogba free kick.

Nani needs that "Oi! No!" guy from Harry Enfield to tell him that he's not Cristiano Ronaldo and shouldn't be trying shots like that.

Did what he's done for about the other 50 similar chances he's had throughout his career. Zero flexibility in his limbs so goes for an awkward downward round-house slice semi-kick.

Terrible "touch" from Torres, and Lampard with the ability of an elephant.

Hope Chelsea get knocked out. Unambitious lineup, boring style of play.

What a touch by Giggs.